A soveraigne salve to cure vvounded spirits, or, The ready way and meanes to give spirituall ease and comfort to distressed consciences collected out of the Word of God and the writings and experiments of the most approved soule-physitians, both of this and former ages, which either for learning or experience, or both, have excelled in this healing part of divinity and fitted to the capacity and use of the meanest of Gods afflicted ones.

THE Sick Soules Ejaculations.

For grace to pray.

O Lord prepare my unprepared heart to prayer.

Lord quicken me by thy Spi∣rit, that I may call upon thy ••ledge••me.

Lord grant me thy Spirit of supplication, ••ledge••o sanctifie my thoughts, to guide my ••ledge••ongue, to helpe mine infirmities in this ••ledge••me of prayer.

O thou which hast the Key of David, ••ledge••nd openest, and no man shutteth; and ••ledge••hutteth, and no man openeth; open thou ••ledge••y lips, that my mouth may shew forth ••ledge••hy praise.

Lord inable me, that in feare and reve∣••ledge••ence of thy great Name, and in the faith ••ledge••nd confidence of thy gracious assistance,

and in a feeling supply of my prese••redge•• wants, I may now be able to put u••redge•• and to powre out my supplications un••redge•• thee.

For audience in prayer.

LOrd heare my prayer, Lord let my c••redge•• come unto thee.

Hearken unto my voyce, O Lord, wh••redge•• I cry; have mercy upon me, and hea••redge•• me.

O hearken thou unto the voyce of m••redge•• cry, my King, and my God, for unto th••redge•• doe I make my prayer.

Let the words of my mouth, and the m••redge••¦ditations of my heart, be now and alwai••redge•• acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strengt••redge•• and my Redeemer.

Heare my prayer (O Lord) and hearke••redge•• unto my cry, keepe not silence at m••redge•• teares.

Give eare (O Lord) unto my praye••redge•• Lord hearken unto the voyce of my humbl••redge•• supplication.

Lord heare the prayer of thy poore di••redge••¦stressed Servant.

O Lord heare, O Lord forgive, O Lor••redge•• consider, and doe it: Deferre not, fo••redge•• thine owne Names sake, for thy Sonn••redge•• Christ Jesus his sake.

For grace to be truly penitent and sorrowfull for sinne.

LOrd turne thou me, and I shall be turned.

Lord grant me true repentance for my ••ledge••nes.

O that my sorrow were true godly sor∣••ledge••ow, which might cause in me repentance ••ledge••ever to be repented of.

O thou which broughtest water out of ••ledge••e hard rock, smite my flinty heart with ••ledge••e remorse for my sinnes.

Oh that mine head were full of water, ••ledge••d mine eies a fountaine of teares, that I ••ledge••ight weepe day and night for the sinnes ••ledge••f my soule.

Lord grant me that broken, and contrite ••ledge••pirit, which thou wilt never despise.

Oh that I could weepe bitterly, with Peter; that I could wash my bed, and ••ledge••eter my couch every night with my ••ledge••eares, with David; yea, that my teares for ••ledge••inne, might be to me (as his teares were to ••ledge••im) my meate day and night.

For mercy and pardon of sinne.

O God be mercifull unto me a Sinne••redge•• Lord heale my soule, for I ha••redge•• sinned against thee.

Have mercy upon me, O God, accordi••redge•• to thy great goodnesse; and according ••redge•• the multitude of thy mercies, doe aw••redge•• mine offences.

For thy Names sake, O Lord, be me••redge••¦cifull unto my sinne, for it is great.

Oh remember not the sinnes, and offe••redge••¦ces of my youth, but according to thy me••redge••¦cie thinke thou upon me for thy goodnes••redge•• sake.

O thou Lambe of God that takest awa••redge•• the sinnes of the world, have mercy upo••redge•• me.

Lord, enter not into judgement with m••redge•• thy Servant, neither be extreme to mark••redge•• what I have done amisse.

Cast my sinnes, good Lord, behind th••redge•• backe.

Lord remove them as farre from th••redge•• presence, as the East is from the West: Blo••redge•• them out of the Booke of thy remem¦brance; lay them not to my charge; was••redge•• them away with the bloud of Jesus Christ ••redge•• that they may never be more seene.

Lord let not my sinnes rise up in judge∣••redge••nt

against me, either to terrifie my con∣••ledge••nce any more here, or to condemne my ••ledge••e hereafter.

Against Satan, and his temptations.

LOrd shield me against the malice, rage, and fury of the Devill.

Lord give me wisedome to discerne his ••ledge••licies.

Lord make me circumspect to prevent ••ledge••s practises.

Lord inable me couragiously to resist his ••ledge••mptations.

Lord strengthen me in all things against ••ledge•• his assaults.

Lord let the enemy of my salvation have ••ledge••o advantage over me, neither let that ••ledge••icked one approach neere to hurt me.

O thou which art the Lion of the Tribe ••ledge••f Judah, shut the mouth of that infernall ••ledge••aring Lion, which thus seeketh to devour ••ledge••e.

Lord let thy holy Angels be now and al∣••ledge••aies about me, to aide me, and to chase a∣••ledge••ay all evill and malignant spirits farre ••ledge••om me.

Lord rebuke Satan; Lord chaine up that ••ledge••reat red Dragon, that he may not be able ••ledge••o prevaile against me.

Lord enable me to put on all the Armo••redge•• of God, that I may be able to stand agai••redge•• all the assaults of the Devill.

Lord leade me not into temptation, b••redge•• deliver me from evill.

Lord be thou my Helper; Lord d••redge•• thou breake the head of this infernall Se••redge••¦pent.

Lord suffer him not to winnow me; ••redge•• if he doe winnow me, yet pray thou (swe••redge•• Jesus) for me, that my faith faile not.

Against dejectednesse of minde.

LOrd raise up, I beseech thee, my la••redge••¦guishing, and discouraged heart quicken my drooping thoughts, and ma••redge•• me ever to looke up unto thee, from who••redge•• all comfort comes.

Lord refresh my dejected, and cas••redge•• downe soule, with the joy of thy holy Sp••redge••¦rit.

Lord take from me these my sad and u••redge••¦quiet thoughts, and teach me how to sub¦due these discouraging, and killing pe••redge••¦plexities, that so vex and disquiet m••redge•• soule.

Lord grant me the comfort of thy hol••redge•• Spirit.

Lord make me to heare the voyce of jo••redge••

and gladnesse, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoyce.

Lord restore unto me the joy of my sal∣vation.

For strength, and increase of faith.

LOrd increase my faith.

Lord helpe my unbeliefe.

Lord give unto me a true, and lively faith, to apprehend and apply all the pro∣mises of salvation to my sinfull soule.

For patience.

LOrd grant me patience.

Lord enable me with patience to ••ledge••eare what thy blessed will and pleasure is ••ledge••o lay upon me.

Lord lay no more upon me then thou ••ledge••halt enable me with Christian patience to ••ledge••eare.

Lord keepe me from grudging and re∣••ledge••ing at thy fatherly chastisements.

Lord teach me to referre my desires to ••ledge••y wisedome, and to submit them to thy ••ledge••acious disposing.

For comfortable assurance of Gods mercy in Christ.

O Say unto my soule, I am thy salva∣tion.

Lord let thy holy Spirit beare witnesse with my spirit, that I am thy child.

Lord grant me every day a more and more comfortable assurance of the pardon of my sinnes, and of thy mercy in Christ Jesus.

Lord seale up unto my soule, and con∣science, the comfortable assurance of thy mercy.

For deliverance, when Gods will and pleasure is.

LOrd in thy good time deliver me.

Lord let it be thy pleasure to set a••redge•• end once to these my long sustained mise∣ries.

Lord, when thy good will and pleasur••redge•• is, helpe me, and deliver me out of this m••redge•• present affliction.

O Lord, let it be thy pleasure to delive••redge•• me; make haste, O Lord, to help me.

Lord put me not to confusion, but deli¦ver me in thy righteousnesse.

Lord bow downe thine eare unto me, ••ledge••nd make haste to deliver me.

Lord draw nigh unto my soule, and save ••ledge••.

Helpe me, O God of my salvation, for ••ledge••he glory of thy Name.

O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soule.

Lord heare me, and helpe me.

Lord bring my soule out of trouble.

Come Lord Jesus, come quickly.

For Thanksgiving after Deliverance.

BLessed be the Lord my strength, even the God of my salvation.

O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and ••ledge••ou hast healed me, therefore shall my ••ledge••ongue sing of thy praise, and I will give ••ledge••ee thanks for ever.

Praise thou the Lord, O my soule, and ••ledge••l that is within me praise his holy Name ••ledge••or this my deliverance.

My soule doth magnifie the Lord, and ••ledge••y spirit rejoyceth in God my Saviour.

What shall I render unto the Lord for ••ledge••l these his benefits bestowed upon me? I ••ledge••ill take the cup of salvation, and call upon ••ledge••e Name of the Lord.

Praised be God, which hath not put back ••ledge••y prayer, nor his mercy from me.

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